36.023°N, 84.234°W · station OQTthr · 80 years of record
99°F
HOTTEST SEP 4 SINCE 1954
forecast high · Sep 4
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Oak Ridge.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Oak Ridge — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#6 / 79
warmest Sep 1 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
101°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
70°F
set in 1986
Forecast high 96°F — 6th warmest Sep 1 of 79 years · record 101°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#3 / 79
warmest Sep 2 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
99°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
66°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 96°F — 3rd warmest Sep 2 of 79 years · record 99°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#2 / 79
warmest Sep 3 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
99°F
set in 2011
Coolest Sep 3 ever
69°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 98°F — 2nd warmest Sep 3 of 79 years · record 99°F (2011) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#2 / 79
warmest Sep 4 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
100°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 4 ever
67°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 99°F — 2nd warmest Sep 4 of 79 years · record 100°F (1954) · warmest since 1954.
Ranks
#3 / 79
warmest Sep 5 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
102°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
70°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 97°F — 3rd warmest Sep 5 of 79 years · record 102°F (1954) · warmest since 1998.
Ranks
#3 / 79
warmest Sep 6 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
102°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
71°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 94°F — 3rd warmest Sep 6 of 79 years · record 102°F (1954) · warmest since 1998.
Ranks
#14 / 79
warmest Sep 7 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
99°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 7 ever
68°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 92°F — 14th warmest Sep 7 of 79 years · record 99°F (1954) · warmest since 2018.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Oak Ridge in each calendar month, and for the whole 1947–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
76°FJan 22, 1999
-17°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
82°FFeb 23, 2023
-13°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar
87°FMar 21, 2026
1°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
92°FApr 26, 1986
20°FApr 1, 1987
May
96°FMay 12, 1948
30°FMay 4, 1976
Jun
105°FJun 30, 2012
39°FJun 8, 1977
Jul
105°FJul 28, 1952
49°FJul 23, 1947
Aug
103°FAug 22, 1983
50°FAug 8, 1989
Sep
102°FSep 5, 1954
33°FSep 30, 1967
Oct
98°FOct 3, 2019
21°FOct 30, 1952
Nov
85°FNov 1, 2016
0°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
78°FDec 4, 1982
-7°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
105°FJul 28, 1952
-17°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Oak Ridge so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 8, 1998
Coldest high ever
10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 12, 1962
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
61°FJan 12, 2013
10°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
65°FFeb 21, 2018
18°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar
64°FMar 20, 1948
25°FMar 8, 1996
Apr
72°FApr 4, 2025
36°FApr 3, 1987
May
72°FMay 23, 1953
49°FMay 11, 1960
Jun
78°FJun 16, 2022
60°FJun 8, 1955
Jul
78°FJul 25, 2010
68°FJul 3, 1976
Aug
81°FAug 8, 1998
62°FAug 15, 1964
Sep
75°FSep 1, 1961
54°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
71°FOct 9, 2017
42°FOct 29, 2017
Nov
66°FNov 2, 1971
18°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
61°FDec 8, 1951
10°FDec 12, 1962
All-time
81°FAug 8, 1998
10°FDec 12, 1962
Hot Streaks
Current run
5 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
31 days
record run, ended Aug 29 2007
So far in 2026
53 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Oak Ridge's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 87°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Oak Ridge's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Oak Ridge's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.